Set in the nineteenth-century American South, 'The Invention of Wings' tells the story of Sarah Grimké, an eleven-year-old girl whose world is upended when she receives Hetty 'Handful', an enslaved girl, as a birthday gift. Sarah's refusal to accept this gift ignites a lifelong struggle for freedom and justice, intertwining her destiny with Handful's in a narrative inspired by real historical figures and events.

Why You Should Read?

• Explore a powerful narrative spanning decades of the American Antebellum South.
• Witness a profound, unlikely friendship tested by the brutalities of slavery and societal constraints.
• Gain insight into the early women's rights movement and the fight against injustice.
• Discover the lives of historical figures, including the Grimké sisters, through a compelling fictional lens.